By far the biggest event in the vinyl music calendar, Record Store Day, is happening tomorrow (Saturday 19th April) across the UK.

With the vinyl revival currently in full swing, this year’s Record Store Day is et to give music fans a whole host of new delights to test their ears with. The day that celebrates one of the finest forms of musical releases hits again this weekend and there are plenty of exclusive releases to be picked up at approximately 200 different independent record shops on Saturday.

You can expect to find treasures by bands such as Pixies, Quantic Soul Orchestra and even One Direction at this year’s event – the boy band will be releasing just 5,000 copies of a Midnight Memories picture disk.

This is undoubtedly the biggest day of the year for many, if not all, of the independent retailers taking part in the event and it will hopefully help to increase their appeal for the next year. While there will surely be a short-term spike in the popularity of these shops, a long-term future is still unclear due to the popularity of downloads. However, in recent years the ‘vinyl revival’ has helped peak interest in the once unrivalled medium and many artists have taken to releasing their work on vinyl. Perhaps the record still has a significant role to play in the development of the music industry.

Check out some of the exclusive releases from around the world on the official Record Store Day website.